Mirko's Reef

Lombok, North Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesiareef40 m maxbeginner

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Conditions & tides

Channel site — tidal current funnels through here and can run fast, changing quickly with the tide. It is usually strongest around mid-tide and eases near the slack windows below. Dive with a local operator who knows the timing.

Satellite view of Mirko's Reef

Mirko's ReefNorth Lombok Regency · 40 m

Good · 5/5

© Esri

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

Calm and diveable right now — best window today 8 AM–6 PM.

Wind8 kn ESE

Current~1.3 kn SSW · model

Swell

0.2 m · 7s · NE

Water

28 °C

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 04:15 PM & 04:00 AM local

Sunrise 06:03 AM · Sunset 06:11 PM local

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Tide · local

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On-face swell 0.1 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Strong-current reef: plan a drift and enter near the slack windows above. Current is a regional model value (Copernicus, ~9 km grid) — a guide to the area, not a precise reef measurement. Imagery © Esri · not depth or visibility.

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Marine forecast via Copernicus Marine. Score is a rule-based guide from swell/wind vs. the site's exposure — always dive your own assessment.

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About this site

Mirko's Reef lies off the coast of North Lombok Regency, part of the string of dive sites along Lombok's northern shore in West Nusa Tenggara, within the wider Lombok Strait region between Bali and the Gili Islands. It is a reef dive reaching a maximum depth of around 40 metres, rated beginner friendly with light current and good visibility. Fusiliers and octopus are common on the reef, and divers have also reported a wide range of macro and reef life here, including angelfish, batfish, bumphead parrotfish, butterflyfish, clownfish, frogfish, ghost pipefish and ornate ghost pipefish, mantis shrimp, nudibranchs, parrotfish, pufferfish, scorpionfish, seahorses, snapper, squid, surgeonfish, sweetlips and trevally. The site is typically reached by boat from local dive operations along the north Lombok coast.

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Marine life here

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

ButterflyfishButterflyfishReported here · unconfirmed
Mantis shrimpMantis shrimpReported here · unconfirmed
SweetlipsSweetlipsReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
BatfishBatfishReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
SquidSquidReported here · unconfirmed
SurgeonfishSurgeonfishReported here · unconfirmed
ParrotfishParrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
FrogfishFrogfishReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatusReported here · unconfirmed
Blackpatch TriggerfishRhinecanthus verrucosusReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Sergeant MajorAbudefduf vaigiensisReported here · unconfirmed
Blacklip ButterflyfishChaetodon kleiniiReported here · unconfirmed
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydasReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific TrumpetfishAulostomus chinensisReported here · unconfirmed
Peacock Mantis ShrimpOdontodactylus scyllarusReported here · unconfirmed
Zigzag WrasseHalichoeres scapularisReported here · unconfirmed
Brown TangZebrasoma scopasReported here · unconfirmed
ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
ClownfishClownfishReported here · unconfirmed
SeahorseSeahorseReported here · unconfirmed
AngelfishAngelfishReported here · unconfirmed
PufferfishPufferfishReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
FusilierFusilierConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Ghost pipefishGhost pipefishReported here · unconfirmed
Bumphead parrotfishBumphead parrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate ghost pipefishOrnate ghost pipefishReported here · unconfirmed

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